klehner wrote:
Redcorvette wrote:
I feel equally lucky: Primary Care Physician: Triathlete
Cardiologist: Cyclist
Orthopedic Surgeon: Competitive OW swimmer.
Internist: Runner/Marathoner
Luckier still:
Primary Care Physician: Don't have one
Cardiologist: Don't have one
Orthopedic Surgeon: Ironman triathlete
Internist: Don't have one
(55 and very lucky)
My PCP is about 60, smokes pipe and thinks I am a fool for doing endurance sports.
But he is an excellent listener and a deep source of information on anything sports-injury/health related.
Did I mention he was a national team-physician, going to more than one Olympics?
I would not want a type A athlete-minded short-term benefit-minded PCP to be in charge of my care.
I am most of that myself already and need a different perspective.
For my own good.